Overdose Aftercare and Outreach Specialist

1 day ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Fenway Health Full time
Job Title: Overdose Aftercare and Outreach Specialist

Fenway Health is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Overdose Aftercare and Outreach Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our outreach team, you will play a critical role in implementing overdose follow-up interventions in Cambridge, Everett, and Somerville.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement post-overdose interventions with local first responders, including the Everett Fire Department, Somerville Police Department, and Cambridge Police Department.
  • Conduct street and mobile outreach activities with active drug users in high-risk areas, including Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Everett, and Boston neighborhoods.
  • Distribute safer sex, overdose prevention, and injection supplies to people who use drugs (PWUD) and collect used syringes for safe disposal.
  • Provide written and verbal harm reduction information on safer injection strategies, vein and abscess care, overdose prevention, and HIV, STD, and Hepatitis transmission to program participants and area providers.
  • Provide practical interventions relating to injection site issues, including advice for basic wound and/or abscess care with connection to our on-site clinic services.
  • Conduct blood draws for HIV/HCV/STI counseling and testing, both on and off-site, and provide screening and risk reduction sessions, as well as education and referrals as necessary.
  • Provide training on overdose prevention and naloxone to active users, their allies, and other service providers.
  • Assist clients with accessing support services, such as primary care, drug treatment, homeless shelters, and legal advocacy, as well as enrolling them in syringe exchange and overdose prevention services.
  • Participate in daily drop-in operations, including opening and closing procedures, to ensure facilities are clean, safe, and welcoming.
  • Conduct activities related to building and maintaining partnerships with local first responders and community advocacy.
  • Assist the Outreach Coordinator in program development and evaluation, vehicle maintenance, and responding to overdose and behavioral health crises as necessary.
  • Attend and participate in departmental, collaborator, and funder meetings and trainings.
Requirements:
  • Minimum two years of relevant work experience.
  • CPR Certification or willingness to be trained.
  • Experience conducting street and mobile outreach with at-risk populations.
  • Significant knowledge of health-related issues faced by injection drug users, including awareness of injection drug user networks, norms, and culture.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-directed, motivated, and flexible with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to draw blood or willingness to learn phlebotomy skills.
  • Experience with crisis intervention.
  • Current valid driver's license, clean driving record, and a minimum of one year of driving experience.
Preferred Requirements:
  • Previous experience implementing support groups and trainings.
  • Previous experience with data collection and entry, familiarity with electronic databases.
  • Spanish and/or Portuguese fluency.
Physical Requirements:
  • Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations:
  • Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to safely operate a cargo van, including ability to remain alert, agile, and coordinated to turn, twist, and react in emergency situations while driving the vehicle.
  • Ability to stand and walk as required by street outreach activities for up to three hours at once.
  • Ability and willingness to conduct outdoor outreach throughout all seasons of the year.
Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Fenway Health offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package, including comprehensive medical and dental insurance plans, and a retirement plan with employer match. We also provide 12 paid holidays, paid vacation, and more. LGBTQIA+ identified persons, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), and individuals from other historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply. This is a union position in a Fenway Health bargaining unit represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

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